Chapter 31Largest Gold Bullion Robbery in HistoryOn March 10, 1880 the largest gold robbery in the history of the United States was pulled off at Sidney as robbers took Black Hills gold being stored at the Union Pacific Freight House and the crime remains unsolved today, but mysterious circumstances pointed the finger at. . . . . . .Chapter 32 Tonsorial ArtistsThe barber shops of the Old West had many an infamous character and several played colorful roles in Sidney including one barber who lost his life at the end of a gun barrel at the hand of the famous . . . . Chapter 33The “Colored” BrethrenSidney’s black population today is less than a fraction of one percent, but in Old West Sidney the African-American population represented greater than 10 percent and played significant roles as leading businessmen, editor, evangelist and . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chapter 34 Legends Started in Sidney - The Infamous Doc MiddletonMany an infamous Old West character dotted the social scene in Sidney, but one outlaw horse thief in particular gained his frontier fame that started with the killing of . . . . . . . .Chapter 35 1877-79 Residents of “Boot Hill” / Murder of Jose ValdezBoot Hill gained many residents in the three year period between 1877-1879, some of the roughest and toughest era of any frontier town at the height of the gold rush and freighting business.The infamous former Sheriff Con McCarty also got back in the saloon business by . . . . . . . .Chapter 36 Baseball, Fire Department and a New JailAs the Old West town kept booming, the popular new American sport called baseball became the passion of soldiers at the Fort as well as the townsmen, who called a challenge game between the two that resulted in . . . . . ..A devastating downtown fire that burned four buildings, damaged several others and roasted a popular businessmen in a fiery death resulted in the call for the formation of a Hook and Ladder Company and the dilapidated and disgraceful condition of the county jail where many a . . . . . .Chapter 37Necrology IIA mob of over 500 people stormed the county jail as a low down Texas killer, who had fallen in love with one of the ladies operating a Sidney bangino shot and killed a fellow who made an insult her way finding himself embroiled in a . . . . . . . . Chapter 38Death of a Nymph, Coal DiscoveredAnother poor soul departed from the earthly frame it had wrecked and gone to strike a balance with her Maker.She was a character who had been here a few years, but considering the life she led, seems strange she existed so long, dying . . . . . Chapter 39 Duel in the Sun, The Barbers Go At ItWhile the lawless environment that existed at the time made it a frontier free for all when it came to victims of crime, there were still people of principle residing in Sidney like two barbers who decided to settle their differences through an old fashioned duel with the scene at Boot Hill where the two squared off and . . . . .Chapter 40 Nostalgia about the Old SaloonThe Centennial Saloon was so well known in the bloody annals of Sidney, but a malicious fiend on July 3, 1880 . . . . . . .